My grandfather is a Party member. He often shares stories about the Communist Party of China     1     me. One day, he talked about his fight in the Anti-Japanese War. He admitted that he had been afraid, but his determination to defend the country helped him overcome his fear. I thought my grandfather was a hero. He often reminds me that our     2     (peace) and happy life today is because of revolutionary martyrs (烈士). Our generation should be grateful to our great Party.     3     (inspire) by these stories, I make up my mind to study hard and make our country more powerful.

In the near future, the smart     1    (home) with new technology will solve many daily problems for us. We will be using     2     (advance)technology every day for automatic control of everything. All controls will respond    3     our voice commands and prepare everything for us according to our     4     (day) routine. In the meantime, regular health checks     5     (monitor) our health every day and give us a warning early     6     if there is something abnormal, which     7    (potential) save our lives. In addition, by     8    (detect)abnormal signs in our homes, smart homes will provide us with the relevant information, so we will be able    9     (fix) the problem in time. Many of these new innovations are already     10     (avail) and being used in some homes, and most new homes will begin to use this new technology in the not-too-distant future.

We are now in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, due to the scientific technology's evolving     1     (rapid). Many of us are looking forward to seeing popular science fiction turn into a     2     (real) in the coming years. As is known to all, there have existed many great scientific inventions that are ready to go off the shelf. Either those that     3     (develop), or those that are in the process of designing. The imaginations we laugh at today will end up     4     (surprise) us in the future when they become real.

One of the most     5     (ambition) plans of China is to get 17 different countries to work for the idea of getting the western world linked to the eastern one via a high-speed rail line. We are not talking about connecting Eastern and Western China     6     train; we are talking about connecting London and Beijing. Another one is that the US might have created something     7     looks and sounds like a flying car,     8     (call) “flying Humvee”. But the rest of us still have to wait for this invention to turn up. Nevertheless, at least that should count as     9     achievement.

If you think there     10       (be) a great many other out- of-the-world inventions that are promising in the near future, please share them with us.

Some scientists say there will not be enough land for Earth in the near future. So some other places should    1     (find) to live. While some scientists are considering     2     (build) communities on the Moon and Mars, other scientists feel independent space stations could bring many more     3     (benefit).

So what is wrong    4     the Moon or Mars? Firstly, the distances are a problem. The Moon is about 384,400 miles from Earth. Mars is over 55 million miles away. The journey to the Moon takes about eight days, and the one to Mars takes from six to eight months. It will be both time-consuming and    5     (danger) to get settlers to these distant places. Moreover, it takes a message up to 44 minutes to go from Earth to Mars,     6     makes fast communication impossible. However,     7     space station circling Earth is just a few hours away. This makes the trip much cheaper and communication    8     (relative) easy. Furthermore, the    9     (absent) of light at night on the Moon and Mars isn’t a good thing either. On a space station, however, the sun’s energy can be made available     10     (support) people living there 24 hours a day.

100 years ago, The Communist Party of China (中国共产党) was born on the Nanhu ship. After many     1     (year) of hard struggle, the Communist Party of China finally won     2     victory of the revolution and     3     (found) The People’s Republic of China in 1949, Chairman Mao wrote     4     (excited): The fate of the Chinese people     5     (be) in their own hands, China will rise in the east like the sun.

Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, the people of all ethnic groups     6     (overcome) difficulties and made a series     7     great achievements. In the days to come, every Chinese should be full of confidence in     8     (move) towards a better future. With more     9     (confident), diligence and     10     (strength) spirit, we express our loyalty and persistence to the party and the country.

Today, we have to use switches for our lights, knobs for our appliances,     1     remote controls for our TVs and air conditioners. In the future, we will be using     2     (advance) technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home. The future home will use integrated sensors to tell     3     you leave home each morning, and then go into     4     energy-efficient mode all by itself. You will no longer have to think about     5     (turn) switches on and off yourself. Your home will also learn your daily routine and     6     (prefer), so everything will be ready for you when you get home each evening. Your lights will come     7     the instant you enter the door along with your favourite music or TV programmes, and you will find your dinner already     8     (prepare) for you. All controls will respond to voice commands, so     9     you want to change your routine, you just say aloud what you want and the home system     10     (obey).

Although it is cold outside in winter, we have heating systems to keep us warm indoors in most parts of North China and in South China, they at least have air conditioners or electric radiators. But how did ancient people    1    China keep warm without modern equipment?

During the Qin and Han dynasties, temperature adjustable rooms    2     (appear) in royal families. Royal courts had    3     (large) and more advanced rooms, called the “temperature adjustable halls”. And    4     (palace) such as Changle Palace in Weiyang Palace in Western Han dynasty had temperature adjustable halls. Changle Palace, which was    5     (original) used as the government's “office building” and “president suite” for Liu Bang, not only had heating room for winter but also rooms for     6     (cool) down in summer.

A comfortable temperature could help preserve books,     7    made these halls were good places to store books and provide a better environment for reading.

    8    is said that the “temperature adjustable hall” was built with the wall which    9     (cover) with prickly-ash mash (花椒泥). Tapestries (挂毯) on the wall, a thick blanket on the ground and wild goose feather-made curtains were also used    10     (keep) cool air outside.

Robotic age draws closer

These days, robots are     1     (common) than you might think. Consider the Roomba,     2     robotic vacuum cleaner (真空吸尘器) which cleans floors on its own.

“We wanted to make something simple     3     people could use every day,” says Greiner, co-founder of iRobot, the company that makes the smart vacuum cleaner.“And that's what inspired us to build the Roomba.”

Some robots like the Roomba are already very common in many US households.

iRobot makes everything from the Roomba to robots that someday might become a part of us.

“You can have robotics     4     (equip) into your body, to get back that arm or leg that you've lost, either in some accident or disease,”says Greiner.

Although robots have been developed mainly for military     5     (apply), civilian uses for the technology are growing, according to Michael Toscano, president of the Association for Unmanned(自控的) Vehicle Systems International.

Unmanned systems allow human beings to do their tasks     6     an extension of their hands, their eyes and their ears,”

“We can put them in the ocean and they     7     (swim) for eight or nine months, collecting data and monitoring ocean pollution,”says Hudson of iRobot.

Recently the US government's Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) displayed a“robotic man”.

Instead of depending on the remote control, DARPA's “robotic man”can     8     (actual) look at some blocks, find one with a special pattern, and move it to a new location. Mandelbaum, DARPA's project manager, says more     9     (challenge) tasks lie ahead.

Someday, a DARPA robot might find a hidden bomb or help a disabled person select a shirt and button     10    .